Can you solve the below algebraic mathematical equation?

(J+O+I+N+T)3 = JOINT

Find the next number in the series

12, 20, 40, 72, 116, 172 ?

He runs but never walks. Murmurs, but never talks. Has a bed, but never sleeps. And has a mouth, but never eats?

The day after tomorrow will be three days before Tuesday. Can you find out what is today?

There were five men at church, and it started raining while they were outside. The four that ran still got wet, but the one that was still stayed completely dry. Why did he stay dry?

Identify Me

Hint1: I am a god
Hint 2: I am a planet
Hint 3: measurer of heat

A donkey is behind another donkey
I'm behind that second donkey
But there is a whole nation behind me

It is a murder you can describe in a word.

If in a code language, DISTANCE is written as IDTUBECN and DOCUMENT is written as ODDVNTNE, the how will THURSDAY be coded as in the same language?

I cry without having a voice.
I fly without having wings.
I bite without having teeth.
I whisper without a mouth.

Who am I?

Move three sticks of the spiral below to form a square.